Though the weather hasn’t been ideal for finishing crops, there is some important pre-harvest homework you can get done. If you’re using Climate Field View, now is the time to get set up to record accurate data once the combines are ready to roll. Field … Read More
Self-driving cars, teleportation, a colony on Mars—there are endless ideas for future technologies that would make our lives easier. Some are closer to reality than others. At Peterson Farms Seed, we have a commitment to exploring new technologies and finding ways to bring more value … Read More
By now you probably are familiar with Climate FieldView. You know it automatically records your planting and harvest data but FieldView is capable of so much more. Today I’m sharing a few ideas for how to use FieldView to your advantage this summer. Tracking Sprayer … Read More
It’s that time of year where growers are thinking about purchasing or allocating their fertilizer for 2019. Fertilizer is one of the highest and most variable input costs to growers today. Even with its high cost, it’s a very important part to a high-yielding crop. … Read More
Spring has arrived and it’s time to be in the fields. While you’re reacquainting yourself with your equipment and adjusting to life without those winter coveralls you may also be wondering if there’s an easier way to be planning and making decisions for your farm. … Read More
Lately we’ve been talking a lot about how you can leverage the power of technology on your farm to impact your bottom line. We’re breaking some tried and true practices into baby steps to help you get up and running. Today we’re going to cover … Read More
We believe there is great potential to tap into technology to help your farm be more profitable. Through this series of blog posts we hope to help you sift through that information and learn how some of these tools can have practical applications on your … Read More
It’s 2018 and the amount of technology available to growers is greater than ever before. There is a lot of talk about variable rate technology but I’m not sure as many growers are actually utilizing technology to implement variable rate on their farm as we … Read More
A few years ago, we started working on split-applying nitrogen during the growing season using the Y-drop system from 360 Yield Center. For a refresher on the Y-Drop system, check out this blog from 2015. In 2016, we had a phenomenal year for growers in … Read More
When working with drone technology, I hear a lot of great questions from growers about drone capabilities. Using a few of the most common questions, we can see the plane and scope of where drone technology is today (reality) and where it may going in … Read More